Today weinstein tells how he dug up the videos as a citizen journalist and warnings of more trouble ahead. Back in 2013, i was a victim of if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. So late in 2013, we got the email notice from the Insurance Company saying that our plan was no longer aca compliant. I had believed at that point that i wouldnt be lose my plan based on what the administration and everybody was saying about the Affordable Care act. At that point, i kind of decided what was really going on. So weinstein got on the internet and started digging. What he found was a group of obamacare advisers referred to as architects. I started noticing more in the news that these people called architects were out there basically trying to influence Public Opinion and i figured these architect people were, they were mostly academics and i thought maybe they would leave a trail of bread crumbs to figure out what was going on. Record but largely unknown to the average american. One star in these videos was obamacare architect jonathan gruber, an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of technology. Look, i wish mark was right, we could make it all restaurant parent. But id rather have this law than not. In a series of remarkable policy talks at conferences and academic settings is, gruber seems to brag that obamacare only passed through its lack of transparency and the stupidity of voters. Toge other backers of obamacare hid the fact that it would be costly to healthy americans. You had a law that say Healthy People are gonna pay in you made it exploit, that Healthy People pay, and sick people get money, it would not have passed. Basically call the stupidity of the American Voter or whatever. They becausecally that was really critical to get the thing passed. That weinstein says made him schiffer. A video that foreshadows a little known sea change in u. S. Tax structure mandated under obamacare. When i realized they were going after that, the hearings on the back of my neck stood up. Why havent i heard this before 1234. A very clever basic exploitation of the lack of economic understanding of the American Voter. When hes talking about the lack of basic economic understanding of the American People, talking about the American People being stupid, hes pretty much talking about the cadillac is the cadillac tax . That was explained in another video he discovered, this one featuring obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel in 2014. Emanuel said the cadillac tax would go after a little known tax break millions of americans get on their work insurance. It is the single biggest tax break in the american tax code. Its worth 250 billion. Who want to keep track, the mortgage deduction, sacrosanct, 70 billion. And it took me some time to figure it out, but i realized that they were going after that tax break and people are going to lose their tax break without knowing they were losing their tax break. Its incredible. Weinstein learned that since world war ii Americans HealthInsurance Benefits from work havent been taxed as income. The obamacare cadillac tax will it is slaps a 40 tax on workprovided insurance policies valued above 10,200 for an individual or 27,500 for a family. For example, say your individual plan costs 15,200. Youll pay 40 of the amount over 10,200, thats 40 of 5000, which means an extra 2000 to the irs at the end of found, emanuel describes how he had to convince president obama and his Political Team to support the tax. The other side, inside the white house, that other part of the health team and especially the Political Team, which david axle rod headed up, hated this idea. One reason they hated it because in 2008, obamas republican opponent john mccain proposed eliminating the tax benefit in ef and at that time, obama was against it. John mccain calls these plans cadillac plans. In some cases it may be that a corporate ceo is getting too good a deal. What if youre a line worker making a Good American car like the cadillac . What if youre one of the Steel Workers who are working right here . In new ports news. And youve given up wage increases in exchange for better well, senator mccain believes you should pay higher taxes too. The bottom line, the better your health care plan, the harder you fought for your good benefits, the higher the taxes youll pay union mccains plan. But now, under obamacare, hed be can imposing exactly what he criticized mccain for proposing, a massive tax hike on American Workers health insurance. Emanuel would later reveal how it took some convincing to get the president to go along. The president campaigned against john mccain, who wanted to get rid of the tax exclusion entirely. With over hundred Million Dollars world of ads saying, you know, republicans are going to tax your Health Benefits for the first time ever. And this was an anathema the president was going to go back at his word. They want to get at your tax break. They couldnt do it overtly because senator obama in 2008 spent a hundred Million Dollars video that he helped convince president obama to impose the cadillac tax on American Workers with the idea that it would reduce health care costs. But how to convince the public to accept a huge new tax . Gruber says they decided to use word play. The public would be told it was a tax on insurance plans rather than consumers. Calling a tax on insurance plans rather than tax on people, we know it is a tax on people who hold those insurance plans. Pretty much the same why does it matter . America is too stupid. We just tax insurance companies, they pass on higher prices. Ends up being the same thing. They were going to be able to tax the American Public but not call it a tax on the American Public. Well, theyre going to tax the American Public without the American Public knowing it was a tax on the American Public because they were going to put the tax on the insurance plan, which would be passed through after some of weinsteins stunning video he was discovery were reported on the news in 2014, gruber apologized and called his remarks inexcuse bring arrogant. Exempts of these videos, im shown making a series of glib, thoughtless and sometimes down right insulting comments. I know where. I am embarrassed and im sorry. Both gruber and emanuel declined comment for this report. President obama has said he does not agree with grubers assessment of the American Publics intellect and th t reflect the process. The white house wouldnt offer further comment. As for weinstein, he sees the future. Not because hes clairvoyant but because the obamacare architects laid it all out in those videos. He says the looming cadillac tax will cause employers to drop insurance plans. More americans will be forced to buy policies on the Obamacare Exchange where premiums and deductibles are quickly rising. And the high wage employees subsidy, the lower wage employees will. Which turns a regressive policy into a progressive policy. I kind of jokingly refer to it as the super bowl of progressive politics because youre going to go from redegreessive to progressive and people arent even going to know what hit them. Everything i know about this came from people on the left. It came from jonathan gruber, it came from zeke emanuel. It came from other architects or other academics. Of the strength of what ive been able to find. My words really arent important. Its their words, its all there on video. Call it the stupidity of the American Voter or whatever but basically that was really, really critical to getting the thing to pass. The cadillac tax was supposed to start in 2018 but as word has sunk in, its become so unpopular among democrats, republicans, corporations and unions that congress voted to ahead on you scum, scott thuman takes us to the border of estonia and russia as the u. S. And natura allies boost their military presence in the region. Its an escalation of equipmen whatcha doin . Just checking my free credit score at credit karma. What the . . . Youre welcome. I just helped you dodge a bullet. But i was just checking my. Shhh. Dont you know that checking your credit score lowers it just be cool. Actually, checking your credit score with credit karma doesnt affect it at all. Are you sure . Oooh check out credit karma today. Credit karma. Give yourself some credit. Sorry about that. Nato, North Atlantic Treaty Organization is the largest peace Time Organization in the world. Formed just after world war ii, its an alliance of the u. S. And protect against enemy attacks. The organization ising now taking steps to combat perceived russian aggression in eastern europe. By mid 2017, the u. S. Along with three other nato nations plan to strategically place military assets in the region as a deterrent to any threats to the alliance. Moscow has called it a dangerous buildup, focused on deterring a nonexistent threat. Earlier this year scott thuman traveled to estonia, one of the areas where nato troops will be involving u. S. Troops. [gunfire] reporter what you are seeing and hearing isnt any ordinary military exercise, nor is the setting. A remote section of woods in tapa, estonia. Some 75 miles from the russian border. It is where these 170 u. S. Soldiers as the saying goes, are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. Putting high tech stryker vehicles through the paces, and shattering the otherwise silent countryside. With the deafening sounds of detonating ieds. Captain jovan dear lip is the iron troop commander. I think there are conditions out there that have prompted our response. And the decisionmakers within washington, within the pentagon have deemed it appropriate that hey, theres enough going on in the wor to forward move units to assure the nato alliance. What you ask could matter so much in the far off baltics that u. S. Forces are suddenly bulking up . It is fear over Vladimir Putins supposed aspirations tow retake what the soviets lost after the cold war. And what many believe he may be willing to grab again by force, estonia, latvia, lithuania, polland, all worry it russia in ukraine over the past two years. And since this is what some call the Eastern Front of the free world, the u. S. Armys second cavalry and nato forces came with rifles in hand to send a message. This could be much bigger. It could be, yes. It can be scaled up and down. We see now that the push from the pentagon is yes, there will be heavy brigades, armored brigades for nine month backtoback rotati commitment with the u. S. Involvement in the baltics. This thawing of cold war strategies is not just for show. According to general ben hodges, the head of u. S. Army forces in europe. He supports a plan for a the constant and dramatically increased presence in what would be the biggest u. S. Depolite to yearn europe since the cold war. Some 250 tanks and fighting apparatus. More than 1500 wheeled vehicles 4200 u. S. Soldiers. One monumental show of strength. And the estonans couldnt think of a louder voice to have on their side than american fire power. What were seeing on this side of the border with u. S. Forces is reportedly taking place on the russian side as well with moscow mobilizing its men and weapons systems. For troops in the Baltic States trying to deter a russian invasion, the arrival of even small number of u. S. Soldiers is like the cavalry coming to the rescue. Everybody sees that and thats good. Very happy. I think yeah, i am actually. We can cooperate with you. Reporter while some call true battle highly unlikely, plenty contend thats not the point. Russia has roots in the ukraine and has long relied on the ball advertising, belarus and ukraine as buffer zone the against potential european foes. States with russia is something that could trigger a reaction from putin with Russian Forces pulling out of syria, some say stronger action in ukraine is coming. Reporter this potential putin versus the world standoff has reinvigorated debate about nato and americas plays in it. Currently foot the biggest portion of the bill while other nations fail to meet their spending quotas. President obama met with nato second general on monday in the oval office to support. Nato cobbs to be the linchpin, the cornerstone of our collective defense and u. S. Security policy. Reporter in estonia, the new generation on the front lines with russia wasnt even born the last time the soviet union and nato faced off in the orange version of the cold war. Seconds lieutenant Matthew Chapman is a soldier in a strange land. Jersey, i never thought in a million years that id be here. Reporter richt stotz is sergeant the third platoon and like any sergeant through the ages, marches according to orders. Being in the american army, you got to be ready for anything. So, doesnt really surprise me that we have changed our mindset and trying to get back into it . Reporter the cold war suddenly heating up. Im scott thuman for full measure. Thanks, scott. Ahead on full measure, were calling out the government for wasting your money. Know this man . Of course you do. Walt disney. Father of mickey mouse. Find out why the federal government spent 600,000 of your tax dollars to make a film on a life story already so well examples of tax pair waste in a report called americas most wasted run away spending. Senator john mccain gathered the examples, 51 of them, totaling 27 billion of your tax dollars. We started by asking him about a 25,000 National Endowment for the arts grant for an art project entitled something rotten. Its garbage art is what they were, happened to be paying money for. And these are various of garbage in a certain locations in certain views of it. Remarkable. The national endowntown for the hue manatee awarded 600,000 for two hour film on walt disney. In my generation and later generations, we grew up on walt disney. So, why you would have to spend 600,000 to further educate the American People, we all love walt disney. 51,000 to study junk zebra singe birds. The is zebra finch birds. First of all, im not familiar with zebra finches. But its hilarious to see if theyve changed the tone when theyre under the influence. Well, my tone, well, anyway. [ laughter ] it makes you laugh and it makes you cry. Sometimes its about choices. The National Guards is a hundred million dolls spent 14,000 on bubble balls. It was some hair brained idea somebody had and one of the other aspects of the National Guard you may have known and that is professional sports teams charging the taxpayers for honoring the veterans, honoring the men and women who serve. You would think that geo, this is a great thing that the new york jets are honoring our veterans and our our men and and absolutely theyre being paid for it. 3. 5 million on wine tasting. Whats that about . Shouldnt the wineries do that themselves . Rather than to have the government do that . And so, this was one of their, part of their program to. Promote wine. Yeah, to promote wine. 262 million in mismanaged fema grants. The federal Emergency Management agency. Well, after hurricane of dollars have been spent. And all americans who are in favor of that, reconstruction of new orleans and the areas surrounding it. Unfortunately, a lot of that money was wasted. We know that. And thats just one of the small numbers that i think were going to find over time. And 413 million to be wasted on due applicant tuesday state Department Train the facilities. Fact is that no one else believe they needed it, including the inspector general, who said look, this is totals unnecessary. It was just one of those kind of things that somebody had the idea, lets have another one. Even though it wasnt necessary. You know, we laugh about the birds getting drunk. But when you see Something Like that, theres no humor there. Its anger. And we should, and the problem is, we dont hold people accountable. Armed service also committee, senator mccain helped amend the 2016 National Defense budget tow limit the pentagons use of millions of tax dollars for professional sports advertising until it reviews current contracts to see if its worth it. Ahead on full measure, everyones talking about getting tough on the border. We have surprising information on why the Border Patrol hasnt been able to film more than a thousand open positions because credit karma, why are you checking your credit score you dont want to drive old blue forever, do you . Turn it off. I did. Credit karma huh . Yea, its free. That was easy. Department of Homeland Security plans to spend 13. 5 billion on customs and Border Protection this year. That includes hiring 2000 more officers to put the nations biggest Law Enforcement force above 45,000. But hiring might be easier said than done. You might be surprised to learn that Border Patrol is currently short a full 1200 agents. Full measure has learned the are failing lie detector tests in unusually high numbers. We recently asked Border Patrol commissioner gill kerlikowski about that. During the Bush Administration and not being critical of that because the money was there, we had hired a number of people, but they hired them without polygraphs. And theyve instituted polygraphs. Right. And then it is frankly and this was also our customs and Border Protection officers. Its come back to haunt us. Theres a requirement that everybody go through a polygraph examination. Polygraphs became a new requirements in 2010 to fight corruption and infiltration by drug cartels. Applicants passion a background check, then sit eight to ten hours for a lie detector test. Kerlikowski confirmed an innard interest number are flunking. Its a high percentage. Like what . Probably 55, 60. Up to 60 are failing their polygraphs. And agents have raised questions about the fairness of the tells. Kerlikowski says it is difficult but fair. Next week, we begin our Second Season here on full measure. But it is another anniversary, 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on america on september 11, 2001. In the 15 years since radical islamist terrorist takes flew four airlines into the trade center, what has the war on terror cost america . The d security alone, the budget increased from 19 billion in 2002 to a budget of 50 billion in 2017. Are we any safer . Next week, we investigate the cost of terror. Thats all for this week. Thanks for watching. Im sharyl attkisson. Until next time, well be searching for more stories that